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Shad Name Meaning

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic shad ‘happy’. English: metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, from Old English sceadd ‘shad’, a kind of fish. Reaney and Wilson note that during the Old English period there was a ‘shad season’, so it must have been of some economic importance. Americanized spelling of German Schade.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Shaw, Shade, Saad, Chad, Sham, Shan, Shada, Shah, Samad, Hoad

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Shad Family Origin

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Shad Family Occupations

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  • Manufacturer

    100%

In 1881, the most common Shad occupation in Canada was Manufacturer. 100% of Shad's were Manufacturers.

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Shad Historical Records

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Shad Life Expectancy

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Between 1954 and 2004, Shad life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Shad in 1954 was 56, and 74 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Shad

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